Due to the colder weather, for tonight’s run I decided to break out the tights once more. In the past, every time I tried using them I just didn’t have much success. The metaphor I used back then was that it was like the motor was running but the parking brake was engaged. I thought that maybe a year would make a difference. Well, to be honest it really didn’t. Yeah, I know they’re meant to keep things in place. However, since I have big quads and hamstrings it feel like my leg muscles are being held too much. For tonight’s run, I wore them under my usual running pants. During the actual run itself, I could feel a great deal of fatigue around my thighs. I usually don’t feel that kind of muscle soreness. Interestingly, unlike last year, it didn’t seem to impede my speed all that much. I actually got through my 4K run at a faster rate than I’d normally go. I wonder though if it’s the cold that pushed me to go hard. I must say, for all my complaining about tights, they sure did keep me warm. I’m still feeling quite toasty right now as I type this. Toasty is not enough though…faituge trumps that. Back to pants, it is, then.
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2 comments
Julius says:
Wed. December 23, 2009 at 12:52 pm (UTC -5 )
Just a thought: Bigger size?
Jay says:
Wed. December 23, 2009 at 2:27 pm (UTC -5 )
Valid thought, for sure. Thing is, that’s already an XL. My waist isn’t humongous, so on principle I refuse to size up.
I really need to try out compression shorts though. At least there would be no calf strangulation with those.